Method and apparatus for facilitating the transportation of medical images on a communication network
First Claim
1. A method of facilitating the transmission of medical images on a network, the method comprising the steps of:
- receiving a transaction request, said transaction relating to the delivery of medical images on a network;
scheduling the transaction request for delivery on the network;
reserving network resources for transaction request.
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Abstract
A method and apparatus for facilitating the transportation of medical images on a communication network includes a medical image transport service (MITS) that may be used to set policy associated with the delivery of medical images on the network. The MITS may be configured to schedule transactions in an equitable manner taking into account the relative priority of the various contending medical image transactions and mediate delivery of images associated with the transactions. The MITS may include a data management service configured to interact with clients to handle transfers on the network, and a network resource manager configured to interface with network devices performing the transport services to enable network resources such as routes, paths, and bandwidth, to be reserved on the network. An administration client enables policy to be set on the MITS to enable operation of the transport service to be controlled.
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17 Claims
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1. A method of facilitating the transmission of medical images on a network, the method comprising the steps of:
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receiving a transaction request, said transaction relating to the delivery of medical images on a network;
scheduling the transaction request for delivery on the network;
reserving network resources for transaction request. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16)
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17. A medical image transport service configured to schedule network resources on a switched underlay network, comprising:
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a data management service, said data management service being configured to perform network topology discovery, route creation, and path allocation; and
a network resource manager, said network resource manager being configured to interface network devices in the switched underlay network to schedule network resources on the switched underlay network;
wherein at least one of the data management service and the network resource manager is configured to schedule requests for the network resources on the switched underlay network.
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